In the Arts
     "From Plein Air to the Studio," a solo show of works by landscape artist Anthony Migliaccio, is on exhibit at the Jewish Community Center in Deal. An artist's reception will be held today, 6:30-8 p.m. The exhibit will run through June 28 at the JCC Gallery, located at 100 Grant Ave. For information,
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Worlds collide at the Guild of Creative Art
     If artists were asteroids there would be a high probability of meteor showers in May at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. "The Nonconformist Show," independent art created by associate and exhibiting members of the Guild, has opened at the guild, 620 Broad St. The multidisciplinary collection
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SICA issues call for help
     SICA, the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch, will get by with a little help from its friends.
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Student art competition
     Congressman Rush Holt (D-13) is bringing the 25th anniversary of the "Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery 2006" to the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury.
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Art exhibit & workshop at Harbor School
     Three-hundred special-needs students will display their unique and creative artwork May 11 and 12 in an exhibit at the Harbor School, 240 Broad St., Eatontown.
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Summer concert series schedule at Sandy Hook
     The Sandy Hook Foundation will sponsor the annual summer Beach Concert Series on Sandy Hook June 21 - Aug. 30.
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Tony, Oscar ... now 'The Basies'
     Nominees for the first Count Basie Theatre Awards, known popularly as "The Basies," will make their way into the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on May 24 at 7 p.m. for the much-anticipated awards ceremony.
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Impromptu trip to Afghanistan an eye-opener
Shrewsbury resident accompanies noted photographer to war-torn country
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer
     Tagging along on a photojournalist's jaunt to Afghanistan wasn't in the plans, but when the opportunity arose, Arthur Petrosemolo jumped at the chance.
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